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Dublin

Name: Dublin
Address: IE

Baile Atha Cliath · UN/LOCODE IEMTL · Scale rank #395 worldwide

Harbour size: Medium
Harbour type: coastal (breakwater)
Cargo pier depth: 11.0 m
Largest vessel: 200.0 m

Overview

Dublin is a medium seaport in Ireland – harbour type: coastal (breakwater). Cargo pier depth up to 11.0 m; channel depth 9.5 m. Largest vessels accepted: length 200.0 m, beam 29.0 m, draft 9.6 m. Water body: Irish Sea; North Atlantic Ocean.

Country: Ireland
Water body: Irish Sea; North Atlantic Ocean
UN/LOCODE: IEMTL
WPI number: 34480
Coordinates: 53.3500, -6.2500
Harbour size: Medium
Harbour type: coastal (breakwater)
Harbour use: Cargo
Shelter: Excellent

Location

Gold dot: port location; small dots: other ports of the country. Illustrative map. OpenStreetMap ↗

Infrastructure & depths

Channel depth9.5 m

Anchorage depth20.1 m

Cargo pier depth11.0 m

Oil terminal depth9.8 m

Tidal range4.0 m

Max. vessel length200.0 m

Max. vessel beam29.0 m

Max. vessel draft9.6 m

Berths & cargo facilities

✓ Wharves
✓ Anchorage
✓ Container terminal
✓ Ro-Ro
✓ Solid bulk
✓ Liquid bulk
✓ Breakbulk
✓ Oil terminal
✗ LNG terminal

Cranes & lifts

✓ Fixed cranes
✓ Mobile cranes
✓ Floating cranes
✓ Lifts 100+ t
✓ Lifts 50–100 t
✓ Lifts 25–49 t

Repairs: Major
Dry dock: Large
Railway: Medium

Services & access

Pilotage, tugs & traffic

✓ Pilotage compulsory
✓ Pilotage available
✓ Tug assistance
✓ Vessel traffic service
✓ Port security
✓ First port of entry

Services & supplies

✓ Longshoremen
✓ Electrical repair
✓ Navigation equipment
✓ Medical facilities
✓ Garbage disposal
✗ Dirty ballast disposal
✓ Provisions
✓ Potable water
✓ Fuel oil
✓ Diesel oil
✓ Deck supplies
✓ Engine supplies
✓ Airport nearby
✓ Rail connection

Entrance restrictions

✓ Tide: no
✓ Heavy swell: no
✓ Ice: no
! Other: yes
! Overhead limits: yes

✓ available · ✗ not available; items without data are hidden (World Port Index).

Vessel schedules

No liner service calling at Dublin in the schedule data yet.

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Schedules & tracking of major carriers:

Trade with Vietnam

Vietnam and Ireland share 1 FTA(s) – goods meeting the rules of origin enjoy preferential duties:

EVFTA – EU–Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement

Ireland market profile →International shipping Steel & steel structure manufacturing

Nearby ports

Port	Country	Harbour size	Distance
Foynes	IE	Large	208 km
Southampton	GB	Large	429 km
Teesport	GB	Large	364 km
Liverpool	GB	Large	216 km
Rade De Brest	FR	Large	566 km
Rade De Cherbourg	FR	Large	521 km
Belfast	GB	Large	143 km
Dundee	GB	Large	406 km

Sources: World Port Index (NGA Pub. 150) – retrieved 2026-10-14; TEU: Lloyd’s List One Hundred Ports. For reference – confirm with the port or agent before operations. · Sailing Directions Pub. 142 (Enroute) - Ireland and the West Coast of England ↗